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The Clam Box is a landmark on High Street in Ipswich, Massachusetts.
L
$$$
Emerson Inn by the Sea,
1
does), you can request big-belly clams here.
Note that they close between lunch and
dinner, to clean out the fryers, so your post-
beach clams will be just as golden sweet as
the ones you had for lunch.
Cathedral Ave., Rockport (
&
800/964-
5550;
www.emersoninnbythesea.com).
$$
Atlantis Oceanfront Motor Inn,
125
Atlantic Rd., Gloucester (
&
800/732-6313
or 978/283-0014; www.atlantismotorinn.
com). $$$
Bass Rocks Ocean Inn,
107
Atlantic Rd., Gloucester (
&
888-802-7666
or 978/283-7600; www.bassrocksocean
inn.com).
(
Boston Logan International (39 miles/
63km).
Seafood Shacks
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Rhode Island Road Trip
The Briny Taste of Narragansett Bay
Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island
One look at the map and you'll see how
Narragansett Bay eats into the tiny state of
Rhode Island. Its ragged shores with little
muddy inlets are perfect for harboring
clams. Narragansett clams may not be as
legendary as those of the Ipswich/Essex
flats, but that may just be because the
locals like to keep them a secret.
The grandmamma of them all is
Aunt
Carrie's
(1240 Ocean Rd., Narragansett;
&
401/783-7930;
www.auntcarriesri.
com), operating on Point Judith, near the
